chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005 (1924–2005)
Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith analyze President Donald Trump’s unilateral approach to military action. The Constitution’s framers clearly aimed to check “the Dog of war,” in Jefferson’s phrase, by ensuring…
Jeff Zymeri reports for National Review Online about a recent example of federal government’s separation of powers. Chief Justice John Roberts will not testify at an upcoming hearing of the…
Kevin Daley of the Washington Free Beacon highlights a campaign to punish two high-profile U.S. senators. A judicial oversight group is pressing to disqualify Sens. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and…
In a post at the UNC School of Government’s Criminal Law blog, Jeff Welty joins the country in thanking and honoring veterans. He also refers readers to an article by…
Kyle Smith writes at National Review Online that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has little in common with those who idolize her. The person who popularized the handle…
Ben Shapiro muses at National Review Online about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s potential impact on the U.S. Supreme Court. Amid the wailing and gnashing of teeth from the political Left and…
In a recent post at the Law and Liberty blog, John McGinnis explains how, “Elite Constraints on Democracy Encourage Populism”: Over the weekend the New York Times published another in…
With the film “Little Pink House” scheduled for an April 25 screening in Raleigh, you might be interested in George Will‘s review posted at National Review Online. Coming soon to…
In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that a Missouri church was wrongly denied state funds for playground resurfacing. The ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Mo.…
Hans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute analyzes one flawed piece of the legal challenge against recently enacted House Bill 2. A lawsuit has now been filed challenging not just…
In the letter below, Professor Don Boudreaux writes in reaction to today’s WSJ editorial about the absurd injustices done under civil asset forfeiture laws. He makes a good argument that…
No, this isn’t a blog about the group that inspired Dreamgirls. I just finished Supreme Conflict (Penguin, 2007), Jan Crawford Greenburg’s excellent account of the process that led John Roberts…